30,000 mile oil

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> In some circles, this explosion is called a BLEVE, short for:

> Boiling (liquid to gas expansion, occurs everytime LPG leaves the liquid
> state)
> Liquid
> Expanding
> Vapor
> Explosion

> Quite fun to illustrate in something like an empty water cooler bottle.

Happens with fuel, too.  A Leicester man killed his wife and poured
petrol over the body lying in the kitchen.  When he struck a light, the
explosion blew him through the wall into next door's kitchen -
fortunately empty at the time.

Propane's other problem is its low boiling point.  Our climate in the
UK is usually warm enough for butane to work well, but for a few days
each year only propane will work in outdoor applications.  The railways
use it to drive points.

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